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31 .Nd IBM/Adaptec ServeRAID controller driver
33 To compile this driver into the kernel,
34 place the following lines in your
35 kernel configuration file:
36 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
42 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
43 module at boot time, place the following line in
45 .Bd -literal -offset indent
51 driver claims to support the
53 (now Adaptec) ServeRAID series
57 These cards come with a built in configuration utility stored in
58 the firmware known as the
60 This utility is accessed with the
62 key combination during the initial card
65 It is highly recommended that this utility be used to configure the card
66 before attempting to diagnose the below error messages.
70 driver can have difficulties attaching during
71 the system initialization period.
72 To avoid these difficulties, set the
75 It will prevent the driver from attaching.
77 Controllers supported by the
94 Newer ServeRAID controllers are supported by the
100 Several error codes may be shown when the card initializes the
103 utility and are independent of
106 .It ips%d: failed to get adapter configuration data from device
107 .It ips%d: failed to get drive configuration data from device
109 Unable to obtain adapter or drive configuration.
110 .It ips%d iobuf error
112 A buffer input/output error has occurred.
115 .Ss General adapter errors :
117 .It Attaching bus failed
119 This message is undocumented.
120 .It WARNING: command timeout. Adapter is in toaster mode, resetting
122 A command timeout has caused the adapter to be reset.
123 .It AIEE! adapter reset failed, giving up and going home! Have a nice day
125 An error occurred while attempting to reset the adapter.
126 .It unable to get adapter configuration
127 .It unable to get drive configuration
129 There was an error when attempting to get configuration information.
130 .It Adapter error during initialization.
131 .It adapter initialization failed
133 There was an error while attempting to initialize the adapter.
134 .It adapter failed config check
135 .It adapter clear failed
137 There was an error while checking the adapter.
138 .It device is disabled
140 The adapter is disabled.
141 .It resource allocation failed
142 .It irq allocation failed
145 The driver was unable to allocate resources for the device.
147 .Ss Error messages due to DMA :
149 .It can't alloc command dma tag
150 .It can't alloc SG dma tag
151 .It can't alloc dma tag for statue queue
154 Failure to map or allocate DMA resources.
156 .Ss Cache, buffer, and command errors :
158 .It failed to initialize command buffers
159 .It no mem for command slots!
166 .It ERROR: unable to get a command! can't flush cache!
167 .It ERROR: cache flush command failed!
168 .It ERROR: unable to get a command! can't update nvram
169 .It ERROR: nvram update command failed!
170 .It ERROR: unable to get a command! can't sync cache!
171 .It ERROR: cache sync command failed!
172 .It ERROR: unable to get a command! can't sync cache!
173 .It ERROR: etable command failed!
176 Unlike many of the other
182 driver does not use the
195 driver was written by
199 .An Scott Long Aq Mt scottl@FreeBSD.org .
201 This manual page was written by
202 .An Tom Rhodes Aq Mt trhodes@FreeBSD.org .